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What is ‘protective winemaking’?
The idea of “protective winemaking” is to reduce oxygen exposure and the associated risk of oxidation. ‘Protective juice handling’ is typically included in this approach…
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Understanding QmP, also known as Qualitätswein mit Prädikat
QmP is Germany’s category of usually superior quality wines. It literally means: ‘quality wine with distinction’ and the Prädikat can qualify as one of six distinct subcategories, determined by the grape’s must weight as well as some restrictions on how and when the grapes are picked. It has to be noted that a QmP wine cannot have sugar added to it for the purpose of enrichment, unlike QbA wines…
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Understanding QbA, also known as Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete
QbA is Germany’s largest wine category. It is equivalent to the lower echelons of what is referred to as “quality wine,” or Qualitätswein. As the literal translation suggests, the main requirement for a QbA wine is that all of the wine in a bottle with the QbA designation must originate from one of Germany’s 13 designated wine areas.
Wine Vocabulary
What is a ‘Naturwein’?
A ‘Naturwein’ is a German wine to which no sugar had been added for the purpose of enrichment of its alcohol strength…
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What is ‘Chlorosis’?
A vine condition known as chlorosis causes some or all of the foliage to become yellow and eventually die from a lack of chlorophyll. The chlorosis that is most prevalent and severe is that which appears in the spring and early summer and is brought on by iron deficiency, which is frequent in soils rich in limestone…
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Vine anatomy: understanding the ‘Xylem’
The primary water-conducting tissue of vascular plants is called “xylem.” It collaborates with the ‘Phloem’ which is the food-conducting tissue. In woody stem tissues, the secondary xylem forms the wood…
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Vine anatomy: understanding the ‘Phloem’
The primary food-conducting tissue of vines and other vascular plants is called ‘Phloem’. A system of veins or vascular bundles known as “Phloem” is made up of a variety of cell types that coexist with the Xylem (the water-conducting tissue)…
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What is ‘Phomopsis’?
‘Phomopsis’ is a genus of fungi that, depending on the species, causes a variety of diseases. Phomopsis viticola, also referred to as excoriose, dead arm, and type 2 phomopsis, is the root cause of phomopsis at the cane level and of leaves spots…
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Understanding the role of phosphorus in vine growth
One of the most crucial mineral components for grape growth is phosphorus, but because the amounts needed are so tiny, the supply from the soil is generally adequate in the majority of vineyards…